Five Things I Learned from My Kids Yesterday

Sometimes I think know that I learn as much from my kids as they learn from me. This is my list of five things I learned just yesterday!

1. I’m pretty terrible at play dough creations. My kids
are all artists. Believe me,
they don’t get it from me.

This is my, um, zebra.

This is my son’s. See the difference?

2. It’s okay to go with the flow.
I’ve always been a rigid follower
of schedules. I used to have
charts of all kinds taped
everywhere throughout the
house. It drove my husband
crazy. The schedules have since
come down, but this is what
goes through my head: Breakfast- 8, Chores- 9, Get Dressed- 9:30, etc. Yesterday
my adult son stopped by
unexpectedly, and while my
other kids were having a
blast with him, all I kept
thinking was, We should be reading Little House on thePrairie right now. We never plotted those countries in the atlas. Chores should have started already. After
watching them for a while,
though, it finally hit me that these things are not that important, and I was at
peace.

3. Exercise can be fun. This is
something I’ve forgotten, but
it’s actually pretty pathetic
because I used to be a dance
teacher. Listening to my kids
outside yesterday playing Simon
Says, Sharks and Minnows, and
soccer reminded me of that.

4. Minecraft and Ruzzle are not the only electronic games of value. I discreetly rolled my
eyes when my son told me he
downloaded yet another game,
until he started asking me
questions about sea creatures,
dinosaurs, and the
government. I asked him what
he needed this for; it was his
new game.

5. Take time to play. My kids are
so active, and they’re always
playing, playing, playing. I took
their cue yesterday and played
play dough, Memory, and
Apples to Apples; I had a blast!
While it is important to get
things done, especially with
such a large family, it’s equally
important to have fun and live life!

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Author: Shelly Sangrey

I'm Shelly, a Christ-following, homeschooling Mom of eleven children ( okay, not ALL children. My oldest is 23.) I met my husband right after graduation, and we've been together ever since. Though my life can be hectic at times... okay, ALL the time, I wouldn't change it for anything.
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